Rev. Lauren Levwood is a Unitarian Universalist minister serving part time at two congregations: the UU Community Church of Washington County, Oregon (virtual) and the UUs of the Blue Ridge, Virginia (in person). Prior to becoming a UU minister, Lauren worked in women\u2019s health as a massage therapist, doula, and Birthing From Within childbirth mentor, and as a professional modern dancer and improvisational dance theater artist. Lauren currently serves as the Chair of the UUMFE Board of Directors. A religious naturalist, she is spiritually nourished by embodied experiences of awe and wonder arising in our natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n
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